Do More of What Makes Us Happy?

People sometimes advise us to do more of what makes us happy, and I’m all for that. Much of what we believe will make us happy, however, does no such thing, and often eventually makes us miserable. So the suggestion to do more of what makes us happy opens up a huge question. Do we really know what makes us, or will make us, happy, not just the fleeting happiness of a physical or emotional high but the genuine happiness of a conscious human being? Without this experiential knowledge, won’t we most likely just be chasing a dream?

Copyright 2012 by Dennis Lewis, first published on my Facebook Fan Page